Clatter noise on start-up.

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Feb 5, 2014 | 07:55 PM

#11

Captain Hook

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From: Belleville, Michigan

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Originally Posted by 01xtreme_chevy

....If you have Dex-Cool coolant (orange) I would get that out and put the green anti-freeze back in. That's what destroyed my intake gasket and water pump and radiator hoses and thermostat....

There are plenty of threads explaining the proper maintenance of Dexcool, and the consequences of switching to green in an engine designed for Dexcool. This is not the thread

Thanks.

Feb 5, 2014 | 08:49 PM

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Double d

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From: british columbia, canada

it may be a little bit of piston slap? I know my 99 does that, among a few other groans and screams when it's -30 c , but who wouldn't ... lol

Feb 6, 2014 | 11:17 AM

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Tuna

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MWBrown4:
Great video on Intake manifold gasket replacement. You guys are awesome. Guess I should get some Crows Feet Wrenches and a good Torque Wrench.
Thanks for the help!